Sentences with phrase «as a large group of»

There were, of course, smiths and traders of various sorts, as well as a large group of the priesthood.

I've been full of reflection and gratitude, as a large group of elementary, middle, and high school friends assembled for a remembrance gathering for one of our beloved classmates.

The article takes the focus off the prosperous women whose child - care situations raised anxious questions when they were being considered by President Clinton for appointment as U.S. attorney general and instead examines a group it sees as the largest group of mothers frustrated in seeking good day care: middle - class working mothers in urban areas where nearly all the available caregivers are undocmented foreign workers.

But Martinez - Alequin, who has been a City Hall gadfly for more than 20 years, said he feared for his life that day as a large group of people surrounded him.

There are opportunities to work closely with dedicated musculoskeletal imaging basic scientists, clinician scientists from radiology, orthopaedic surgery and rheumatology, as well as a large group of diverse MR physicists, pulse sequence programmers and image reconstruction experts (e.g., compressed sensing), and radiofrequency coil engineers who work at the Center for Biomedical Imaging (CBI) and the Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (CAI2R) at NYULMC.

Big Cat Rescue is home to sleek leopards and majestic lions; breathtaking tigers; gleaming golden cougars; as well as a large group of smaller cats like the supremely spotty servals and ocelots, bobcats, lynxes, and caracals.

By Francisco Ramos, Andrés Castro Samayoa, Alice Ginsberg, and Marybeth Gasman In 2010 Asian immigrants surpassed Latinos as the largest group of newly arrived migrants to the United States Recently arrived Asian immigrants are, on average, more satisfied than the general public with their lives, finances and the direction of the country, and they place -LSB-...]

The Survey also reports the emotional connection between owners and their pets is stronger than ever, dogs still rule as the largest group of households owning a pet, and an increase in pet services, better availability and types of care products, and improved veterinary care and medicines have universally affected all pet ownership.

«There's not much that can combat breed bias as effectively as a large group of mixed - breed dogs walking in harmony,» Duer says.

There are over 20 dive sites all within 10 minutes of the shore; and with two dive boats they can accommodate individual adventurous divers as well as larger groups of mixed snorkelers and divers.

You might see seals here, as the largest group of Australian fur seals live just off the coast!

Kutlug Ataman's work was difficult to engage with as large groups of people blocked the projectors in the Tate Britain.

The description of Tokyo as a large group of urban villages connected by transit shows the way, but Tokyo itself misses the other piece: green infrastructure around the villages.

The lawsuit follows similar cases filed last year by seven coastal cities and counties in California, including San Francisco and Oakland, against the same companies, as well as a larger group of energy producers.

It gave them political influence as a large group of voters; it gave them access to applying for land to make permanent settlements.

Outside Kleiner's offices, in the hot parking lot, Lane held up the keys in celebration of the delivery and talked about the joys of driving his Karma as a large group of photographers, reporters and TV crews captured the moment.

While the statistics identify seniors as the largest group of hoarders, I have dealt with individuals as young as 42 who are grappling with this disorder.

Leading as the largest group of buyers for the second year in a row, millennials are also the most likely to use an agent to purchase their home, at 90 percent.

Not exact matches

She also says that Millennials and Generation Xers, as a group, may have more appetite for entrepreneurship, and that those two groups are «a large part of the growing demographic for women of color.»

McCampbell was the commander of the Navy's Air Group Fifteen, often known as the «Fabled Fifteen,» on Oct. 24, 1944, when a large Japanese force was spotted near the USS Essex during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

The bad news is that there is another large group of news consumers who are described as «news seekers,» users who are interested in the news and devote a certain amount of time to finding it.

«They sure as hell can't go in front of a large group of people and speak like you would at a company presentation.»

Its positions in Southern California, the Chicago region, the Northeast, as well as Florida place it within large population centers, which, according to the DEA, gives it access to «potential high density drug markets that TCOs will look to exploit through the street - level drug distribution activities of urban organized crime groups / street gangs.»

If the merger goes through as planned, it will make AMC's parent company, Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group Co. Ltd., the operator of the largest movie theater chain in the United States.

«I think it's too early to make any judgments on what I would call the very short opening statement, and we'll see what happens as we go forward,» Gerard told reporters at a conference of the BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of large labor unions and environmental groups.

TORONTO — The heads of two of Canada's biggest unions say they're resigning so new leaders can take the helm and expand the membership rolls as the groups join together in a merger that will create the country's largest private - sector union.

If the plan had gone ahead, the merger of CIMB, RHB and Malaysia Building Society would have overtaken Maybank as the largest banking group in the country.

Ask the local chamber of commerce to invite a disaster preparedness expert to speak to employees as one large group, she said.

An Aberdeen Group study revealed organizations using democratized methods had 30 percent higher levels of customer retention and revenue increases as large as 55 percent.

Google's YouTube has expanded a little - known «Trusted Flagger» program, allowing groups ranging from a British anti-terror police unit to the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a human rights organization, to flag large numbers of videos as problematic and get immediate action.

MONTREAL — Amaya Gaming Group announced a jackpot of a deal Friday as the Montreal - based company said it will pay US$ 4.9 billion in cash to buy the world's largest online poker company, operator of popular brands PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker.

Millennials have surpassed baby boomers as America's largest living generation and this group of tech - savvy, socially conscious consumers know what they want.

From mid-May through July, an as yet unidentified hacker group gained access to a large swathe of this data — including names, birthdates, street addresses, credit card numbers, and Social Security numbers — the company disclosed last month.

Success stories like Harrison's are few and far between for social entrepreneurs, defined as «someone who targets an unfortunate but stable equilibrium that causes the neglect, marginalization, or suffering of a segment of humanity; who brings to bear on this situation his or her inspiration, direct action, creativity, courage, and fortitude; and who aims for and ultimately affects the establishment of a new stable equilibrium that secures permanent benefit for the targeted group and society at large,» by Roger L. Martin and Sally Osberg in a 2007 Stanford University report titled «Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition.»

Today, A.S. Watson Group is seen as the world's largest international health and beauty retailer, but back in the 2000s, one of its brands was showing signs of struggle: Savers — and Wat had been offered an opportunity to help rescue it.

Chris Krueger, an analyst at Cowen Washington Research Group, said a large package could be difficult since the parties have a slew of policy differences on infrastructure — such as how to pay for it.

MUFG Union Bank is a proud member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE: MTU), one of the world's largest financial organizations with total assets of approximately ¥ 312.5 trillion (JPY) or $ 2.8 trillion (USD) ¹, as of December 31, 2017.

The Sinaloa cartel in particular is believed to have sought out a larger share of the European market, trying to replace Colombian groups as the continent's main provider.

As you know, Travis resigned in June at the request of a large group of shareholders which included Benchmark.

In October, Musk outlined the SpaceX strategy for reaching Mars and even his goal of settling large groups of people on the planet as part of his vision of making humans into a «multiplanetary species.»

If you have large, segmented departments, provide them with their own «touchdown» spaces such as acoustic seating areas or carrels that can accommodate groups of three to five people.

Far Eastern Group, one of Taiwan's largest conglomerates, is weighing acquisition deals in China, as prices for assets in overcapacity sectors have become «competitive,» the company's chairman said on Tuesday.

For example, when trying to decide how to feed the population, the group at first quickly gravitates to the obvious solution: distribute the large store of their own field rations, known as meals ready to eat, or MREs.

Far too many businesses think about their websites as broadcast channels for addressing a large group of people.

But social blogs and status updates on Twitter and Facebook, for instance, aren't just limited to news content, businesses also can use these as effective forms of communication to reach large groups of consumers and associates instantaneously to learn about their needs and wants.

Jeff Howe, a journalism professor at Northwestern University, who was one of the first professionals to use the word, defines it as «the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call.»

Potential drawbacks of being a large group: We are subject to the «pay or play» rule — provide coverage that meets the requirements, or pay a penalty — as well as automatic employee enrollment upon hire and at renewal.

As executive chairman of JMC Steel Group, Barry Zekelman transformed what was a small company started by his father into North America's largest independent pipe and tube manufacturer.

This offer comes as part of a larger partnership between Delta and Union Square Hospitality Group.

For example, since joining the Osborne Group two years ago, John Bielby has conducted two assignments as interim chief operating officer for small manufacturing companies, applying years of experience garnered in high - level permanent roles at larger manufacturers.